Climate Change and Species Migration
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What is expected to happen to potential ranges of species due to climate change?

  • They will move northward and upward in elevation (correct)
  • They will remain unchanged
  • They will disappear completely
  • They will move southward and downward in elevation
  • What is a characteristic of complex adaptive systems?

  • They are stagnant and unchanging
  • They are highly unstable and prone to collapse
  • They have resistance and resilience, allowing them to return to a stable state (correct)
  • They are completely unpredictable and chaotic
  • What can happen when positive feedbacks and tipping points are reached in complex systems?

  • The system undergoes a gradual, predictable change
  • The system loses stability and can undergo sudden, dramatic changes (correct)
  • The system becomes more stable and resilient
  • The system becomes completely static and unchanging
  • What is the main idea behind the 'Tragedy of the Commons' economic theory?

    <p>Individual users acting independently, leading to resource depletion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the 'Property Rights' theoretical lens in relation to resource management?

    <p>How to understand and manage resource ownership and use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of species being unable to move into areas of suitable climate?

    <p>The species will become extinct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of species are considered to have cultural importance to their host Indigenous community?

    <p>Cultural Key Stone Species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern in protected areas if they are not properly enforced?

    <p>Tragedy of the commons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'exclusivity' principle in protected areas?

    <p>To prevent open access and unregulated resource use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of properties are covered by CADTs, CALTs, CADC's, and other forms of native titles?

    <p>Species Common Properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Adopt-A-Wildlife Species Program related to?

    <p>DENR AO 2010-16</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which government agency is responsible for enforcing protected area laws?

    <p>Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key concept that allows humans to consider the interconnectedness of their actions with the environment?

    <p>Thinking like a mountain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of no one owning the environment?

    <p>Environmental tragedy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of environmental entrepreneurs?

    <p>To clarify property rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome when property rights are well defined and enforced?

    <p>Incentives for improving environmental quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the remainder of the book?

    <p>The institutions necessary for environmental entrepreneurship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome when entrepreneurs clarify property rights?

    <p>Cooperation replaces conflict and environmental improvement increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption implicit in the inference that trades between willing buyers and willing sellers are win-win?

    <p>That other people do not have a right to the price or to a market for their goods and services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of enough farmers selling their water to an environmental group, according to the example?

    <p>A decline in demand for farm implements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of property rights in income and wealth distribution, according to the text?

    <p>They determine who has access to resources and who can derive value from them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approach of free market environmentalism to the distribution of property rights?

    <p>It is agnostic about the distribution of property rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential loss experienced by the implement dealer in the example?

    <p>A loss in tractor sales.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the guilty plea of free market environmentalism, according to the text?

    <p>Being normative by suggesting that there should not be property rights to prices or market conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the central integrative volume by Gunderson and Holling?

    <p>Presenting the integrative theory of panarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marks the period of crisis and transformation recognized by people around the world?

    <p>The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of the book series, including this book?

    <p>To develop and evaluate responses to national and international transformations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the book's message in this time?

    <p>It is of deep significance at times of national and international transformations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the september 11 attacks and the changes in development, politics, and natural endowments?

    <p>The attacks are a consequence of the changes in development, politics, and natural endowments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the next immediate target of thought and action according to the book?

    <p>To develop and evaluate responses of nations and people to profound changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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